vs. Niagara Purple Eagles
August 30, 2015 | 3:00 p.m.
Moon Township, Pa. | North Athletic Complex
 
Capsule
Robert Morris plays its home opener at North Athletic Complex this Sunday, Aug. 30, by hosting the Niagara Purple Eagles in a 3:00 p.m. game. The Colonials are in search of their first victory of the season following losses to Duquesne and Pitt in last weekend's Steel City Classic. The Purple Eagles are also winless, dropping a 2-0 decision to Michigan State in their season opener before earning a scoreless draw with Akron Friday.
 
The Series vs. Niagara
The Colonials trail the all-time series, 4-13-1, against the Purple Eagles but have a much more respectable 4-5 record since the teams rekindled the rivalry in 2006. That recent record, 4-5, matches the home mark of the Colonials against Niagara. The home team has won the last eight times.
 
Musket Shots
- Goalkeeper Chelsea de Jager made eight saves in both games last weekend, the most she's made in a match since 2-13
- Robert Morris was unbeaten, 4-0-4, at North Athletic Complex in 2013 but posted a record of just 1-4-3 there last season
- Cassie Raymond has a team-best four shots, including two on goal, through two games
- RMU returns its top six scorers from a season ago, including Kristie Hamilton who led the squad with 10 points and six assists in 2014
- Madison Kozlowski and Antonia Grese, the top goal scorers from a season ago, return as well
- Kayla Kelley returns to anchor the defense after being named All-NEC First Team as a rookie
- Hamilton is 15th all-time at Robert Morris with 23 career points and tied for fifth with 11 assists
- de Jager has the sixth best goals against average (2.02) in team history and stands 10th with a .729 save percentage
- Allowing just 1.25 goals per game, the 2014 squad set a program record for goals against average
 
Coming Up
Robert Morris begins a three-game road trip by traveling to Howard University for a 6:00 p.m. game against the Bison on Sept. 4.